FNUS74 KMEG 222026 FWSMEG SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 16 17...USDA FOREST SERV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 226 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1415 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDSOUTH TODAY WITH MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES THAN THE WARMTH OF THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. LINGERING CLOUDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. A WARM FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE MIDSOUTH FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....64 62 DEWPOINT........41 37 RH (%)..........43 40 20FT WIND MPH...N 6 N 6 20FT WIND GUST..8 8 MIXHGT M AGL....1023 793 MIXHGT FT AGL...3357 2603 MIXHGT M MSL....1144 916 MIXHGT FT MSL...3754 3007 TRANS WND M/S...NW 4 NW 4 TRANS WND MPH...NW 8 NW 9 CATEGORY DAY....3 2 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER.....MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....55 49 44 41 39 38 DEWPOINT........34 34 33 32 32 31 RH (%)..........45 56 67 72 74 76 20FT WIND MPH...N 6 N 5 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 5 20FT WIND GUST..8 7 4 4 4 7 MIXHGT M AGL....178 9 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT FT AGL...584 30 0 0 0 0 MIXHGT M MSL....299 103 58 63 53 35 MIXHGT FT MSL...981 339 192 207 174 117 TRANS WND M/S...N 4 N 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 TRANS WND MPH...N 9 N 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 7 NE 6 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER.....PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP CHC (%)..0 0 0 10 10 10 PRECIP TYPE.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER COV..... TEMPERATURE.....38 44 53 61 63 64 DEWPOINT........31 34 37 41 43 45 RH (%)..........77 69 55 48 48 51 20FT WIND MPH...E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 S 7 SE 7 20FT WIND GUST..7 7 8 8 9 9 MIXHGT M AGL....0 57 267 524 486 293 MIXHGT FT AGL...0 190 879 1720 1596 964 MIXHGT M MSL....44 154 395 645 607 416 MIXHGT FT MSL...145 508 1296 2117 1993 1367 TRANS WND M/S...E 3 SE 4 SE 6 S 6 S 6 SE 6 TRANS WND MPH...E 6 SE 9 SE 13 S 13 S 14 SE 13 CATEGORY DAY....1 1 1 2 2 1 $$ FORECASTER...MCNEIL K. REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOWNSEND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.COMPA.01/MEG